M*A*S*H • Suicide Is Painless • Johnny Mandel

I loved the movie much more than the series. Much darker, funnier, wittier

I listened to that music every day for many years before I knew it had lyrics. Then when I first heard them, I thought, "What a strange song."

Temazo de esta serie.

When we graduated as combat medics at Ft. Sam, the military band played this for our final review as we marched by.

This Song is Epic 👏👏👏👏👏

This song is so iconic that The Simpsons made use of it several times.

At 15 in 1970 the movie and the theme song made an impression even then. Over the years, I've managed to avoid the songs subject, but one day when its clear there's nothing left, I'll take the option.

my grand dad loved this show i remember watching this with him when i was a kid he was a tail gunner on the b-52 in ww2....

“War is not healthy for children and other living things”

I should do it

One of the worst films ever made !!! Patterson will pay !! Santa Nella Cemetery. DEATH

I really don't think about how many times ive played this. Not enough I guess The most experienced need to do the same

Painless for you

The lyrics. even out of context, are seriously relevant

I’m a tune person but why didn’t the mediocre tv version never include the lyrics. By the way, a 14 year old wrote them.

I was today year's old when I found out about the true meaning to this song. 🤯🤯

The series was good, but the movie was GREAT! I saw on post at Ft Sill when it came out.

I was on my second tour in Nam when this flick came out. We saw it at our base camp in Lai Khe A/227 AHB, 1st Cav Div. A real morale booster and our medics were just like M.A.S.H folks. God Bless them!!!!!!!!!!

Through early morning fog, I see
Visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
The game of life is hard to play
I'm gonna lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
So this is all I have to say
Suicide is painless (suicide)
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger, watch it grin
Suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
A brave man once requested me
To answer questions that are key
"Is it to be or not to be?"
And I replied, "Oh, why ask me?"
Suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
And you can do the same thing
If you please

Great selection you made from the film by Robert Altman, released in 1970 and awarded Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival the same year.
Sound is also high quality. Good job, this pearl deserved it well.

stupid fekin movie - vietnam anti-war BS - dad & uncles were infantry in the Korean War [&WW2 , & Vietnam] hate this movie

...un quattordicenne 😮 ha scritto questa magnifica canzone!!

Imagine the irony from hearing this on hold while calling a suicide hotline.

The lyrics for this iconic song were written by an eleven year old boy, the son of director Robert Altman, Michael Altman wrote the song in five minutes when his father who attempted to write the song himself couldn't. The rest, as they say, is history.

One of only a few perfect movies .

Saw the film and the series and flew the choppers.

I watch this every night don't like the way it's being edited out slowly but surely, this was the way you showed us but didn't like our reaction war is war kill so the men at the top feel powerful and blessings to the people who live through it but why should we have this burden put on us you the government started it and I wish you could tell us what was that 😥

I love this song so much

.......❤😢🎉......straight from Swedish House Mafia and "Don't you worry child".............

The film is so superior to the series it’s ridiculous

Love the song, love the series, Sutherland and Gould,... they were there in the end to drain money out of it when the best of the cast left and the ones who killed it by being so boring. It was all Alan Arkin and those around him

Don't ask a veteran how many people they killed, instead ask how many people they saved.

I remembered this song and I was struggling to remember the exact song name

I absolutely loved this movie. I liked the TV show during the Henry Blake/Trapper seasons, but after that it got too preachy.

I'm Gf doesn't understand knowbody understands soon I'm going to walk in woods with the morning glory

Sublime.

Essa série era sensacional! Daqui do Brasil

Who's here because of the girl who committed suicide?

A woman found Dead yesterday and he played this song and she leave Also a note for her family 😢 hopefully you guys if you have depression please stalk to your friend family or go to the doctor 😢

Here for the girl who committed suicide inside her car while this song played.

Happened at cdo, Philippines

Robert Altman earned $ 75, 000 for M*A*S*H the movie, his son, Michael Altman has earned $ Million and Half for collaborating with Johnny Mandel on the theme song "Suicide is Painless"

Still one of the best US tv shows, especially without the canned laughter.

Jackass

Lt Dish's dreamy look as she is leaving camp to go home is priceless. The last supper scene for Painless is hysterical.

This video is showing too much blood and guts. You need to censor it more like how they do in the media.

Of all the ‘war’ movies, this one comes closest to the reality …

But not for those of us left in it's wake 38 years and I'm still dealing with the aftermath of it. I miss you Joe 1959 1986.

One of the best shows ever produced.

Every time I hear this song I think of my Father who flew the OV-1 Mowhawk in the DMZ in Vietnam 🇻🇳 and how it bothered his conscience for what he did!!!

But I can take it or leave it